Lemon v. Dugger

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellants, prison officials of the State of Florida, appeal from the judgment of the trial court granting relief to an inmate and from the trial court’s denial of their motion for judgment on the pleadings and their motion for summary judgment.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

This appeal involves the constitutional protection accorded prison inmates with respect to “legal mail,” that is mail between the inmates and counsel.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellee, an inmate in the Florida prison system, initiated these proceedings through counsel with the filing of a civil rights…